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Social and Solidarity Economy
Authors: Sergaki, Panagiota
Reviewer: Klimi-Kaminari, Olympia
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Abstract:
The delimitation of the scope of the Social and Solidarity Economy, the description of its different versions, and the presentation of basic data on the state of the field in Greece as well as internationally are the subject of this chapter. More specifically, it presents the area covered by the Social and Solidarity Economy and the criteria based on which this field is delimited by the public or private sector. Further down, there are described the various versions of the field of Social and Solidarity Economy as well as their common and distinctive characteristics. The next part concerns the presentation of the bodies of the Social Economy both based on the legislative framework and based on the objectives and principles that govern them. In this context, updated data on the total number and types of social and solidarity economy bodies in the country are presented. They present extensively the types of cooperative ventures in Greece, their basic characteristics and fields of activity, and emphasis is placed on Social Cooperative Enterprises, Urban Cooperatives, and especially Consumer Cooperatives and Agricultural Cooperatives. Finally, there is an updated presentation of the situation in the field of Social and Solidarity Economy in Europe and Greece, on the positive points and the emerging challenges.
Linguistic Editors: Kanari, Vassiliki
Graphic Editors: Kalogera, Andriani
Type: Chapter
Creation Date: 31-05-2023
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License: Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/9604
Bibliographic Reference: Sergaki, P. (2023). Social and Solidarity Economy [Chapter]. In Sergaki, P., Kontogeorgos, A., Ntrinias, T., & Lainas, S. 2023. Governance and Entrepreneurship of Cooperative Enterprises [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://hdl.handle.net/11419/9604
Language: Greek
Is Part of: Governance and Entrepreneurship of Cooperative Enterprises
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions